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Butastur indicus
Also known as: Grey-faced Buzzard
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, small reptiles, small mammals
Habitat
Forest edge, open woodland, cultivated land
Range
Breeds in East Asia, winters through Southeast Asia to Borneo
Clutch size
3–4 eggs (on breeding grounds)
Incubation period
About 28–30 days
Size
Medium (41–46cm)
Wingspan
~102–115cm
Weight
~450–600g
A medium-sized brown buzzard with a grey face, dark malar stripe and heavily barred underparts, often seen perched upright at forest edge or soaring on migration.
A regular passage migrant and winter visitor to Borneo, hunting large insects and small reptiles from low perches before continuing south with other migrating raptors.
